Indonesian

Austronesian199 million totalLatin

RegionIndonesia

FamilyAustronesian

Speakers199 million total

ScriptLatin

TypeAlphabetic

About Indonesian

A standardized form of Malay. The official language of the worlds fourth most populous country. Remarkably easy to learn with no tones, no gender, and simple grammar. Uses Latin script adopted during Dutch colonization. Acts as a unifying language across 700+ local languages.

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